鮨庵 たか見 — Restaurant in Otaru

What an experience! This is possibly the tastiest, cutest, and most welcoming sushi restaurant in Otaru.

The nigiri rolls are excellent and feature very fresh local seafood, some of which can only be found on Hokkaido. Our rolls included local fish, shellfish, roe, uni, squid, and other items. A few of the offerings aren’t for the faint of heart (e.g., cod milt) but the chef is happy to remove items you don’t like/ are apprehensive about trying.

The chef speaks limited english but is very friendly and makes an effort to explain each item as it is presented. He treats you as he would a guest in his home.

This type of sushi experience would cost several times more in Vancouver, Seattle, or even Tokyo. Plus, it doesn’t get much more authentic than this (snowy alleyway in a small Japanese port city- yes please).

The restaurant only seats 5 and seems to be booked up frequently. Therefore, I recommend making a reservation...

Best best sushi cuisine I have ever had in Otaru( as well as in the great Hokkaido area) Even though we couldn’t quite understand chef’s words cuz he barely speak English, still the best sushi place u can find in this sweet little town. Use the translator and the chef is very willing to talk about Japanese culinary art and fishing season in Otaru dock. Please remember to make a reservation via telephone...

An absolutely wonderful evening, the seafood was so incredibly fresh and our wonderful chef provided an amazing amount of seafood for 4000 yen each. Despite the language barrier, the chef was so kind and humorous…arigatou gozaimasu for a very...